Hat-pin-point-protecting device.



M.DUSETZINA.

HAT PIN POINT PROTECTING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUe.12,191z

I 1,046,282, Patented Dec.3,1912.

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Be it known that-I,.MIQHAEL DUSETZZlNA,

-asubject of the King of Hungary, residingat Rankin, in the county ofAllegheny and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented cer- 'ta1n'new anduseful Improvements in Hat- Pin-Point-Protecting Devices, of which thefollowing is a speci cation, reference'being 'had'therein to theaccompanying drawing.

- This invention relates to a hat pin. point protecting device, and theobjects of my in- 'vention are to provide a device that serves as aguard for the pointed end of a pin whereby pedestrians or others cannot'be injured by contacting with the pin, and to provide a device thatserves as a lock for preventing a pin from becoming acciden- .facture,durable, and susceptible .to any desired ornamentation.

s With the above and other objects in view,

the invention resides in a novel construction, combination andarrangement of pants to'be hereinafter specifically described and thenclaimed. v

Reference will now be had to the drawwherein gure 1 is a side elevation'of the deviceas applied to a hat pin. Figt2is an enlarged longitudinalsectionalview of the dev1ce,.

and Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofla de tached device. 3

A device in accordance with this invention is made of two pieces ofmaterial, one piece being in the form of a resilient strip that is bentto a substantial U shape to pro-:

vide a guard 1, a bearing/[arm 2, and a rigid wall 3. The rigid wall3kis bent upon itself, as at 4.- and terminates in a U shaped/ guide 5having its free arm provided with a clamping member 6. The guide 5 hasan opening 7 to receive the ,pointed end of a.-

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Specification of Letters Patent. Application fi1ed-August'12,1912 Seria11t'o.?14,576.' J 5 'with the same.

pin is at seesaw-wa theirigid wall 3 1 Patented s a-13', 1912;

and theclamping member'6. The resiliency of thatarm of the guide 5whichcarriesthe' clamping member is such a'sj to cause the lat-i ter' to.frictionally engage the pin 8 and the pointed'end of the pin is housedwithin the guard .1,"whereby a. person cannot .contact The bearing arm2has v [6O a rectangularo en-' ing 9 and a portion'ofthe material outromsaid opening is bent to provide eyes 10 to receive a transverse pivotinll. .Soldered or otherwise connected to ,te pivot pin 11 is an anglelocking member 12 that engages the clamping member 6 and locks saidmember in engagement with the pin 8. ;The

outer end of the locking member 12, is

shaped, as at 13 to providea finger .piece,

whereby the outer .end ofthe locklng member can beswung outwardly toshift the inner end of the locking member outjof engagement with theclamping I member- 6,

thereby releasing the pin 8 and permitting of said pin being withdrawnfrom the guide 5andtheguard1. The outer side of the guard 1 can beornamented without, impairing the resiliency of the clamping member 6 orthe operation of the locking member 12.- i

7 What I: claim is:- I

' A hat pin point protecting device made of being bent to provide a Ushaped guard having one end thereof terminating in a two pieces ,ofmaterial, one piece of material bearing arm andthe opposite end thereof.

bent to provide a -U shaped guide within said guard, said guide havingan opening, formed therein adapted to receive the pointed end of thepin, said guide terminating in a clam ing-member adapted to frictionallyhold t e pin within said guide and said guard, and a pivoted anglelocking member carried by the bearing arm of said guard and adapted tobe shifted into engagement with said clamping member to look a pinsinsaid guide and'said guard. v In testimony whereof I afiix my signature-in the presence of two Witnesses.

MICHAEL DUSETZINA. Witnesses:

WALTER BARNETT, Keynotes Jonas.

" Commissioner of Patents,

